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what joe biden can do is joe biden can talk and put a human face on issues. it doesn't sound like a washington think tank or a policy nference of white papers. joe biden talks like he just came from talking to people whether it's in a church haul or in a community centre. and that is a-- that's a great gift, something the democrats need desperately. >> and it was a deficit of paul ryan as one of us said last night, that when he was asked about character, when ryan was, he talked about policy. and so it was-- it was a much more earthy-- . >> woodruff: and the vice president called him on that. >> and he is an erty, rooted very authentic guy talking about his past, his family all the time. >> woodruff: sas wwrap up here, wre ds the race stand now and what does the president and what does governor romney need to do next tuesday? >> well, i think it's basically a tie. i think if you look at nationally romney is up one. if you look at the swing states obama is up one. obama still has an advantage in ohio and some those other states but it's extremely close. and so
what joe biden can do is joe biden can talk and put a human face on issues. it doesn't sound like a washington think tank or a policy nference of white papers. joe biden talks like he just came from talking to people whether it's in a church haul or in a community centre. and that is a-- that's a great gift, something the democrats need desperately. >> and it was a deficit of paul ryan as one of us said last night, that when he was asked about character, when ryan was, he talked about...
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as far as joe biden, i think he's got a tougher but in many ways more simple. he's got to lift the spirits of the spirited -- dispirited democrats. i think he f he does that -- he is the happy warrior, very much so. a lot more so than the president. but he these play both offense and defense. last week the president played neither. by defense he's got to be able to say "this is what we've accomplished." and point out especially in states like ohio and michigan the difference the auto industry has made student loans being -- the interest being removed. the pre-existing condition. all of those things, he's got to do it. and at the same time he's got to go on offense as far as the other side is concerned. to make -- question about mitt romney and the romney/ryan and the fractures and fissures within their own program. >> woodruff: the other thing tonight, it is 890 minutes, david, but tonight we are told the questions are going to alternate between domestic and foreign policy. how will that change what we should look for? >> well, we can all expect that joe biden
as far as joe biden, i think he's got a tougher but in many ways more simple. he's got to lift the spirits of the spirited -- dispirited democrats. i think he f he does that -- he is the happy warrior, very much so. a lot more so than the president. but he these play both offense and defense. last week the president played neither. by defense he's got to be able to say "this is what we've accomplished." and point out especially in states like ohio and michigan the difference the auto...
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and hyperactive joe biden is a high risk proposition. it could turn out well and i happen to think he's pretty good debater. de well, i thought against sarah palin. de well when he ran for president. he's an eloquent guy who in the big debates has always been a very controlled figure. but paul ryan has what mitt romney had, which is the ability to real off number after number. and again i'm struck by the fact that you can get wonky this year. people somehow seem to want that. and ryan certainly has that capacity to just go through here's why our position is right. number abcd. >> and just very quickly, 30 seconds, this notion you said a minute ago that romney has moved to the center, is that something he continues on the campaign trail? >> i bit. >> the obama folks are saying it is a different mitt romney. >> they had a big decision to make 6, 8 months ago which was do we attack him as a right wing idea loll or flip-flopper. they went idealogue now trying to switch to flip-flopper. but i think he'll have to continue that. it's working fo
and hyperactive joe biden is a high risk proposition. it could turn out well and i happen to think he's pretty good debater. de well, i thought against sarah palin. de well when he ran for president. he's an eloquent guy who in the big debates has always been a very controlled figure. but paul ryan has what mitt romney had, which is the ability to real off number after number. and again i'm struck by the fact that you can get wonky this year. people somehow seem to want that. and ryan certainly...
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all of which raises the stakes for this thursday'sen counter between vice president joe biden and vice president shall candidate paul ryan. a debate that will cover both domestic and foreign policy. for more on all this for more on all of this and the differences between the presidential candidates when it comes to foreign policy, we get two views. michele flournoy is the co-chair of the obama campaign's national security advisory committee. she also serves as undersecretary of defense for policy in the obama administration. and peter feaver served on the national security council staff during the george w. bush administration. he's now a professor of political science and public policy at duke university. we thank you both for being with us. peter feaver, to you first. we heard governor romney today criticize the president broadly for not rejecting strongly enough america's influence in the world. yet when it came to specifics, we didn't hear many details. so let me just ask you about a couple of different places in the world. what about when it comes to iran. what exactly governor ro
all of which raises the stakes for this thursday'sen counter between vice president joe biden and vice president shall candidate paul ryan. a debate that will cover both domestic and foreign policy. for more on all this for more on all of this and the differences between the presidential candidates when it comes to foreign policy, we get two views. michele flournoy is the co-chair of the obama campaign's national security advisory committee. she also serves as undersecretary of defense for...
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biden, michelle obama, bill clinton. their campaigns have continued to run advertising. we've se solicitations for contributions not to the obama campaign but to the red cross from that massive email list that barack obama has. the campaigns were up and running. they're still doing all the things they normally do. there's a little more sensitivity in the states that are affected by the hurricane but they can't really afford to pull out, to push the pause button. >> ifill: democrats have been saying that mitt romney during the republican primary debates may have said that he would actually cut back on fema which is not as unpopular as it once was. >> he saide wanted to move as much of that responsibility to the states and to private contributions as possible. so he's getting hit for that right now. what would mitt romney's fema look like? would it be as well funded as the current organization? there's about $7 billion in the bank right now. if mitt romney and republicans were in control in congress there is a question as
biden, michelle obama, bill clinton. their campaigns have continued to run advertising. we've se solicitations for contributions not to the obama campaign but to the red cross from that massive email list that barack obama has. the campaigns were up and running. they're still doing all the things they normally do. there's a little more sensitivity in the states that are affected by the hurricane but they can't really afford to pull out, to push the pause button. >> ifill: democrats have...
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in fact, vice president joe biden said that and not go a lot of trouble. since then candidate romney has really kind of stepped back and said, look, i'm not going to attack pell grant funding, i'm not going to attack education funding. so it's hard to know because education is an emotional issue that you don't want to be the person that says "i'm going to cut it." >> woodruff: how do you read his approach? >> it's not clear what to make of governor romney's approach. pell grant is a popular program with both republicans and democrats. 90% of the money goes to families with income below $40 and it's a voucher so the individual decides where to spend it. so it's been -- had bipartisan popularity for a decade. decades. and i suspect governor romney and his focus groups and polling is hearing from families that they're concerned about paying for college, helping their kids go to college, and he's responding to that. >> woodruff: a final word from the two of you. what do you see as the correct approach going forward? neal? >> it's got to be to reduce the aid. y
in fact, vice president joe biden said that and not go a lot of trouble. since then candidate romney has really kind of stepped back and said, look, i'm not going to attack pell grant funding, i'm not going to attack education funding. so it's hard to know because education is an emotional issue that you don't want to be the person that says "i'm going to cut it." >> woodruff: how do you read his approach? >> it's not clear what to make of governor romney's approach. pell...
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. >> ifill: doubling down on that argument vice president joe biden amplified the democrats' message at the university of toledo in ohio before meeting up with the president later in the day for a joint rally in dayton. mitt romney headed west for a joint rally of his own with running mate congressman paul ryan. the two told a roaring crowd in henderson, nevada, the president doesot deserve a second term. >> can you afford for more years 23 million americans looking for a good job? >> no! can you afford four more years with housing prices going down along the bottom? >> no. can you afford four more years of doubling of the gasoline prices you're paying? >> no! how about this instead. would you like to have four years where we create 12 million new jobs? >> yes! how about four years, how about four years where we're able to see sing take-home pay again? >> ifill: both campaigns capitalized on their final debate by focusedded mostly on foreign policy. much of that in the greater middle east. seated arm's length from mr. romney the president repeatedly accused his republican challenger
. >> ifill: doubling down on that argument vice president joe biden amplified the democrats' message at the university of toledo in ohio before meeting up with the president later in the day for a joint rally in dayton. mitt romney headed west for a joint rally of his own with running mate congressman paul ryan. the two told a roaring crowd in henderson, nevada, the president doesot deserve a second term. >> can you afford for more years 23 million americans looking for a good job?...
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obama and joe biden as well. he's raised more than $28 million. brown tells supporters that warren is not what she says she is. >> she says we need to invest in this and that. with all due respect that's code for need to take more money out of your pocketbooks and wallets and give it to washington where they're happy to spend it. >> reporter: warren, forced on the defensive in a race she was favored to win, insists brown is more conservative than he is willing to admit. >> scott brown stands with the millionaires. me? i don't want to go to washington to stand up for the millionaires, the billionaires, the big oil. i want to go to washington to fight for jobs for working people. >> ifill: on a rainy sunday morning brown rallied supporters at a local pumpkin patch. among them sally russell who has voted for kennedy, president obama and brown. >> i work very hard on his first campaign. which surprised me. quite a bit. i thought he would do a good job. and the circumstances where senator kennedy had passed away. and i think he was... i'm not sure i wa
obama and joe biden as well. he's raised more than $28 million. brown tells supporters that warren is not what she says she is. >> she says we need to invest in this and that. with all due respect that's code for need to take more money out of your pocketbooks and wallets and give it to washington where they're happy to spend it. >> reporter: warren, forced on the defensive in a race she was favored to win, insists brown is more conservative than he is willing to admit. >>...
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as paul ryan and joe biden prepare to meet in their debate later this week, the presidential candidates will continue to narrow their focus with a romney swing through ohio and a presidential visit to florida. >> woodruff: tonight's edition of front line on pbs searches past the campaign trail for a fuller understanding of the two men competing for the presidency. one part of the two-hour documentary focuses on losing campaigns that helped shape each man: mitt romney's 1994 bid for the massachusetts senate seat held by ted kennedy, and barack obama's attempt to unseat a popular illinois congressman, former black panther bobby rush in 2000. this excerpt begins with an ad from the kennedy team that an angry romney attacked when the two men met for a debate. >> mitt romney says he helped create 10,000 jobs. the formers workers in indiana say something else >> i would like to say to the people of massachusetts if you think it can't happen to you, think again because we thought it wouldn't happen here either >> i want to know why you spent millions of dollars showing advertisements of strike
as paul ryan and joe biden prepare to meet in their debate later this week, the presidential candidates will continue to narrow their focus with a romney swing through ohio and a presidential visit to florida. >> woodruff: tonight's edition of front line on pbs searches past the campaign trail for a fuller understanding of the two men competing for the presidency. one part of the two-hour documentary focuses on losing campaigns that helped shape each man: mitt romney's 1994 bid for the...
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miss manners were offended and other observers of the rules but joe biden did in fact energize democrats. it's all up to the president. campaigns are... presidential campaigns are about the future. he has to define the future. how it's going to be different from what it's been through in the first and the difference with mitt romney. >> ifill: michael. agree with mark. one of the most disturbing things that came out of the first debate for president obama was that mitt romney took the lead on who has a plan for the economy and who has a plan for the debt, which he had not led on those before. that puts pressure on obama not just to be tough tonight, not just to be spirited. which he needs to be. but also to be forward-looking. difficult communication challenge. in the polls and focus groups that came out after the first debate, it was obvious that people don't want continuity. they actually want change. president obama has to be an incumbent who has an agenda for change which is not an easy, you know, task. >> ifill: and governor romney has to be what? >> he has to keep doing what he's b
miss manners were offended and other observers of the rules but joe biden did in fact energize democrats. it's all up to the president. campaigns are... presidential campaigns are about the future. he has to define the future. how it's going to be different from what it's been through in the first and the difference with mitt romney. >> ifill: michael. agree with mark. one of the most disturbing things that came out of the first debate for president obama was that mitt romney took the...